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MARTA audit urges new revenue sources

ATLANTA — According to a recent audit, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) should launch more aggressive advertising, charge parking fees and look to outsource up to a dozen functions to bring new revenues to the cash-strapped transit agency, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reported.

A 114-page draft report compiled by KPMG LLP and released Monday concluded that MARTA likely will exhaust the reserves it has been drawing down to stay in business by fiscal 2018 and faces an estimated $7.1 billion in unfunded capital needs through fiscal 2021.

The Non-Emergent Medical Transportation contracts are for the Oregon Health Authority’s Tri County MedLink and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Managed Care Network's Family Health Network.

The Final Rule applies to public entities providing fixed route, dial-a-ride and complementary paratransit services. It establishes that an individual’s disability cannot preclude a public transportation entity from providing full access to its service except where doing so would fundamentally alter the service.

Following unanimous approval by the SFMTA board in January, the SFMTA has worked tirelessly to meet the city’s demand for this program. In just over one month, the SFMTA has processed more than 38,000 applications for the Free Muni program expansion.